2000–01_Mighty_Ducks_of_Anaheim_season

2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

NHL team season


The 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's eighth season. The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row and finished last in the West.

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Offseason

After missing the 2000 playoffs by only four points, the Mighty Ducks were quite hopeful to return to the post season. Anaheim was very busy during the summer trading and acquiring a lot prospects and were active on the free agent market as well.

Trying to improve their scoring depth and not relying too much on Kariya and Selanne, the Mighty Ducks signed German Titov and acquired Andrej Nazarov who had a career year in goals (10) and points (31).

Other free agents were Dan Bylsma, Petr Tenkrat as well as Jim Cummins and Kevin Sawyer who were signed to provide the necessary protection for their star players since they lost Stu Grimson to the Kings as a free agent. The team became much more European-based making up half the roster, mainly on their defense (6).

Regular season

The season proved to be very tough as the team never found consistency. Things looked pretty good going 6-4-3-2 until November 4, when the team started having trouble coming back after being winless for five games twice in November, going 2-8-3-1 which lead the team to trade Traverse and Nazarov to the Boston Bruins for Samuel Pahlsson on November 18. To make matters even worse, Center Steve Rucchin was hit in the face by a shot on November 15, 2000 missing the rest of the season. Despite his absence the Ducks improved by mid December nearing the .500 mark by two games with a 5-3-0-0 record until December 17, 2000 but finishing the month 5-7-1-1. Anaheim fired head coach Craig Hartsburg on December 14, 2000 after winning against the Blue Jackets, replacing him with assistant coach Guy Charron though the move did not improve their performance.[1] Despite this roller coaster ride the Mighty Ducks experienced, they were still in the playoff race with a 14-19-6-4 record by January 5, 2001. On January 10 the Mighty Ducks waived Dominic Roussel resulting in Giguere becoming their new backup, believing him and Hebert would carry the team into the playoffs and pass on the torch carefully to a new number one during the season.

But all those hopes were shattered as the Mighty Ducks lost sixteen games by March 2 going 4-16-2-1. During that stretch Hebert went 0-11-2 and losing his starting position by February much sooner to Giguere then expected. Though Hebert did not quite play as well as he did the last two seasons, much of this was based on the team not giving him the necessary support he needed as Selanne stated in an interview, expressing his frustrations and disappointment. Hebert faced thirty or more shots almost every game, yet was able to keep his save percentage close to the .900 mark.

Their longest winning streak was five games in early March 2001 when it was clear the team was not going to make the playoffs. During the winning streak Anaheim sent Teemu Selanne to the Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen and Steve Shields. Shields' acquisition ended Hebert's tenure with the Mighty Ducks getting waived and picked up by the New York Rangers on March 7 to replace the injured Mike Richter. A week later, Jason Marshall was traded to Washington on March 13. Shields never dressed for the Ducks that season due to an injury and the team called up Gregg Naumenko to serve behind J.-S. Giguere. Anaheim's GM Pierre Gauthier felt very confident and fans would accept the trade once the new arrivals dressed for their new team, calling both moves a huge change and necessary as the team needed to look forward and both players would improve the franchise immediately and long term as well. (SunJournal March 6, 2001)

While Selanne enjoyed much success with San Jose, the same could not be said about Anaheim as the Ducks went 2-6-3 after their five-game winning streak, which had fans and experts worried whether the deal with the Sharks was actually worth it. The Mighty Ducks went 11-22-5-1 in the second half with a lot of open questions about the team's future identity with longtime players Hebert, Marshall and Selanne gone.

The defense was the weak link as the team allowed the second most goals in the west with 245, behind Chicago with 246. Their goaltending was heavily effected by that, too as Guy Hebert and Dominic Roussel recorded a save percentage below .900 which was the first time in team history. In hopes of more scoring depth and not relying on their first line of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin, the acquisitions of Andrei Nazarov and German Titov did not pay off at all as the team was at the bottom in scoring. Marty McInnes refound his scoring touch, Tverdovsky ranked third in team scoring, Mike Leclerc had a very good second season despite missing 28 games. Traverse and Nazarov were traded early in mid December as both did not live up to their expectations. The European youngsters showed some talent but could not fill the scoring void left by Rucchin who played only 16 games.

The season marked the start of a new era: in goal, the team waived goaltender Guy Hebert (the last remaining original Mighty Duck from the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft) while focusing on Jean-Sebastien Giguere as their new starter. Their defense lost a valuable cornerstone with Jason Marshall after 6 years. It also marked the breakup of one of the best two players at the time by trading Teemu Selanne to San Jose without improving the team in scoring.

Final standings

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
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Goaltending

  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
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Awards and records

Awards

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Transactions

The Mighty Ducks were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]

Trades

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Players acquired

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Players lost

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Signings

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Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[50]

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Farm teams

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( shared with the Detroit Red Wings )

See also

Notes

  1. Vishnevski wore number 6 through January 5.
  2. After wearing number 40 in his first game, Niemi wore number 25 in his next four games before switching back.
  3. McDonald wore number 48 in his first game.
  4. Kariya was voted to the starting lineup.[5]
  5. Anaheim agreed to pay a portion of Selanne’s salary on the final year of his contract in 2001–02.
  6. Club option for a second year.
  7. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[21]

References

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  • "2000-01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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  7. "Champs deal thrice to keep team intact". Tampa Bay Times. June 13, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. The Devils acquired... right wing Ed Ward from Anaheim for a seventh-round pick in 2001.
  8. "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 26, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Traded the rights to Jonathan Hedstrom to Anaheim for 2000 sixth- and seventh-round picks.
  9. "CALGARY FLAMES ACQUIRE DEFENCEMAN JORDAN LEOPOLD FROM ANAHEIM". Calgary Flames. September 26, 2000. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  10. "NHL - Bruins seeking size on defense". ESPN.com. November 18, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  11. "Ducks Acquire Sergei Vyshedkevich". Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. February 9, 2001. Archived from the original on August 21, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  12. "Sharks snap up Selanne". The Globe and Mail. March 6, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  13. "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 13+ - UPI Archives". UPI. March 14, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Washington Capitals... acquired defenseman Jason Marshall from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Alexei Tezikov and a 2001 fourth-round pick
  14. "MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM AGREE TO TERMS WITH CENTER JARRETT SMITH". Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. June 13, 2000. Archived from the original on July 11, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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  16. "Ducks sign tough guy Jim Cummins". TSN.ca. July 5, 2000. Archived from the original on January 16, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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  18. "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 20+ - UPI Archives". UPI. July 20, 2000. Retrieved May 19, 2023. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Chris O'Sullivan, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, on a one-year contract.
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  21. "Isles sign two free agents - UPI Archives". UPI. July 3, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  22. "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 6, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2023. EDMONTON OILERS--Signed D Scott Ferguson.
  23. Crowe, Jerry (July 7, 2000). "Grimson Signs With Kings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  24. "Arbitrator Gives LeClair $7 Million". Los Angeles Times. August 12, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Right wing Ladislav Kohn and the Mighty Ducks agreed on a one-year contract, the result of an arbitrator's decision in Toronto.… The Kings signed free agent wingers Peter LeBoutillier and Nate Miller.
  25. Kelly, Kevin (August 18, 2000). "Lightning signs Astashenko, Muir". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023. STARS: Free-agent left wing Ted Donato, 31, signed a one-year contract.
  26. "Untitled Document". Espoo Blues (in Finnish). Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. 5.9.2000 BLUESILLE NHL-HYÖKKÄÄJÄ ANAHEIMISTA! Espoo Blues on solminut tänään sopimuksen kanadalaisen laitahyökkääjä Frank Banhamin kanssa.
  27. "Amerks.com: Amerks Press Releases". Rochester Americans. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. 9/11/2000 Amerks sign Nelson and Askey
  28. "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. September 25, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Kip Miller
  29. "Video opens McSorley assault trial". Tampa Bay Times. September 26, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. PREDATORS: Nashville signed left wing Jeremy Stevenson
  30. "Pirates Sign Corey Hirsch To Tryout Deal". Portland Pirates. October 3, 2000. Archived from the original on December 12, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  31. "Sports transactions". Deseret News. October 6, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed D Ryan Bast and F Tony Tuzzolino.
  32. "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. October 17, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. SAN DIEGO GULLS–Signed RW Chad Wagner.
  33. "Deals". New Haven Register. October 28, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS... Signed F Kris Cantu, G Blaine Russell and F Mark Scott.
  34. "Oilers claim Roussel off waivers - UPI Archives". UPI. January 10, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  35. "NHL - Rangers claim Hebert off waivers". ESPN.com. March 7, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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  37. "Mighty Ducks Sign C Ronnqvist". AP NEWS. July 14, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  38. "Mighty Ducks, McInnis sign deal - UPI Archives". UPI. July 25, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  39. "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 27+ - UPI Archives". UPI. July 27, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with restricted free agent left wing Mike Leclerc on a one-year contract.
  40. Kelly, Kevin (August 1, 2000). "Lightning, feeling need for speed, signs 3 free agents". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023. MIGHTY DUCKS: Anaheim signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a one-year contract.
  41. Teaford, Elliott (August 8, 2000). "Traverse, Ducks Agree to Deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  42. "Arbitrator awards Aalto $850,000 pact". TSN.ca. August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on January 17, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  43. "Mighty Ducks Re-Sign Cullen". AP NEWS. September 5, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  44. Teaford, Elliott (September 16, 2000). "Ducks' Tverdovsky Wins Contract Battle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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  46. "Mighty Ducks Sign Marty McInnis For Three Years". Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. March 8, 2001. Archived from the original on August 21, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  47. "2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

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